during the next couple of days president obama makes stops at a costco in maryland, a steel plant in pennsylvania and ge plant in wisconsin. he will be on a whirlwind tour -- after delivering his state of the union address to the nation last night. it is you, our citizens, who make the state of our union strong" president obama delivered his annual speech in a year with the u.s. economy expected to grow by 3% or more, corporate profits are likely to continue to climb and the stock market could still give the best return on investment. but while the top 1% of americans has increased by a staggering 31% since 2009. the president wants all americans to share the wealth. with or without the support of congress. "what i offer tonight is a set of concrete, practical proposals to speed up growth, strengthen the middle class, some require congressional action, and i'm eager to work with all of you. but america does not stand still - and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do." several grou